"resulted in several postponed shows, and Gahan underwent cancer treatments during the remaining three months of the tour. Gahan later suffered a torn calf muscle while performing in Bilbao, Spain, on 9 July 2009, resulting in two further cancellations. After a two-week break, he and Depeche Mode returned to the tour for their North American leg. While performing in Seattle on 10 August 2009, Gahan again suffered injury, this time straining his vocal cords. Doctors ordered Gahan on complete vocal rest, resulting in two more cancelled shows. Dave Gahan Dave Gahan (; born David Callcott; 9 May 1962) is an"
"Human League, Daniel Miller, and Fad Gadget. In the late-1970s, Clarke and schoolmate Andy Fletcher formed a short-lived band called No Romance in China. In 1980, he teamed up with Robert Marlow and Martin Gore to form French Look. Another band, named Composition of Sound, followed in 1980 with another addition of Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher. Clarke provided vocals until singer Dave Gahan joined the band, which was renamed Depeche Mode. At that time, he adopted the stage-name Vince Clarke, by which he is currently known. The band initially adopted a slick synthesized electropop sound, which produced the album"
"Magazine 60 Magazine 60 is a French synthpop band founded by music producer, Jean-Luc Drion. Other members are Dominique Régiacorte, Pierre Mastro and Véronique Olivier. The group was best known for the 1984 song, ""Don Quichotte,"" which hit the Top 10 in France and the Top 60 in the United States in 1986. In 1981, the band released an EP, ""Magazine 60"", by Barclay Records. It sold over 260,000 copies in France, making the Top Ten, and became a gold record. One of the original singers, Danielle Delval left the band that year and was replaced by Michele Callewart. In"
"cover. Name-checked are some of its most famous attendees, such as Andy Warhol, Margaux Hemingway, Francesco Scavullo, Liza Minnelli, Bianca Jagger and Paloma Picasso. The song references the fashion and celebrity magazines ""Vogue"", ""Women's Wear Daily"", ""Interview"" and ""Ritz"", as well as such activities as ""travolting"", ""sniffing"" and travelling by Concorde. The second verse of the song tells about Paris and its trendy venues Maxim's, Le Palace and Chez Régine. It also references the names of famous French fashion designers Yves Saint Laurent and Loulou de la Falaise. ""Fashion Pack"" was released as the single in 1979 to promote Lear's"
"a solo career, taking his original titles Don Quichotte, Costa Del Sol, Pancho Villa and his creations in Mexico Come On, Dont Play Love, etc. Magazine 60 Magazine 60 is a French synthpop band founded by music producer, Jean-Luc Drion. Other members are Dominique Régiacorte, Pierre Mastro and Véronique Olivier. The group was best known for the 1984 song, ""Don Quichotte,"" which hit the Top 10 in France and the Top 60 in the United States in 1986. In 1981, the band released an EP, ""Magazine 60"", by Barclay Records. It sold over 260,000 copies in France, making the Top"
"by both Belle and Sebastian and Galaxie 500, and was included in ""The Pitchfork 500"". After the band split up in 1980, Stuart Moxham formed The Gist, whose song 'Love at First Sight' became a hit on the continent when covered by French pop singer Étienne Daho under the title 'Paris, Le Flore'. Following a very severe motorbike accident Stuart concentrated on home recording, which resulted in the album ""Embrace the Herd"" (1982) again on Rough Trade, and his first CD album ""Signal Path"" (1992) on the Chicago-based Feel Good All Over label, before fans persuaded him to enter the"
"Gahan was recruited into the band later that year, after which they adopted the name Depeche Mode at Gahan's suggestion. Clarke left the group in late 1981, shortly after the release of their debut album ""Speak & Spell"". Their 1982 follow-up album, ""A Broken Frame"", was recorded as a trio, with Gore taking over primary songwriting duties. Musician & producer Alan Wilder joined the band in late 1982 and the group continued as a quartet until Wilder's departure in 1995. Since then, the core trio of Gahan, Gore and Fletcher have remained active, most recently with the release of their"
"Daft Punk Daft Punk are a French electronic music duo formed in Paris in 1993 by Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. They achieved popularity in the late 1990s as part of the French house movement, and had success in the years following, combining elements of house music with funk, techno, disco, rock and synthpop. They have worn ornate helmets and gloves to assume robot personas in most public appearances since 1999 and rarely grant interviews or appear on television. The duo were managed from 1996 to 2008 by Pedro Winter (also known as Busy P), the head of Ed"
"others, Odile Chevreau, Siven Chinien, Habib Moosaheb, Rama Poonoosamy as members. Subsequently other groups were formed: ""Fangurin, Kler de linn, Fler kanne, Flamboyant, Sitronel, Ebène, Grup kiltirel IDP"". After the dissolution of Soley Ruz in 1979, many of its members started solo careers. Ram and Nitish Joganah created in the same year a new group, the Grup Latanier which would become the new symbol of ""sante angaze"". Santé engazé stayed extremely popular among the population during the 1980s, specially within the working-class. ""Sante angaze"" is a musical style which blends Sega music, Oriental music and Occidental music. It is a"
"well-known crews from France are the Vagabonds and the Pockemon, as both of them won the BOTY. French hip hop French hip hop is the hip hop music style which was developed in French-speaking countries. By 1982 and 1983, a number of hip hop radio shows had appeared on Paris radio, including ""Rapper Dapper"" (hosted by Sidney Duteil) and ""Funk à Billy"" (hosted by DJ Dee Nasty). In November 1982 the New York City Rap Tour, traveled around France and to London, England featuring Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmixer DST, Fab 5 Freddy, Mr Freeze and the Rock Steady Crew. The first"
"rock and historical fashions, gaining its name from the styles of the early Romantic period. Several music acts at the start of the 1980s adopted the style of the movement and became known to epitomise it within the music and mainstream press, including Steve Strange (of Visage), Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Classix Nouveaux and Boy George (of Culture Club). Ultravox were also often identified as New Romantics by the press although they did not exhibit the same visual styles of the movement, despite their link to the band Visage. Japan and Adam and the Ants were"
"IAM (band) IAM (pronounced as English ""I am"") is a French hip hop band from Marseille, formed in 1989, and composed of Akhenaton (Philippe Fragione), Shurik'n (Geoffroy Mussard), Khéops (Eric Mazel), Imhotep (Pascal Perez), and Kephren (François Mendy). 'IAM' has several meanings, including 'Invasion Arrivée de Mars' ('Invasion from Mars', 'Mars' is frequently used as a metaphor for Marseille in IAM's songs). Another meaning is Imperial Asiatic Man, while AKH often refers to L'homme Impérial Asiatique. One of IAM’s central themes in its songs is Africa. The group is one of the pioneer French rap groups and draws heavily on"
"few demos with Pynoo on his 8-track recorder. These demos were released on the EP ""Je ne veux pas"" (sometimes also referred to as ""Paris"") which gathered some attention for its resemblance to '80s new wave music. Their first success came with their debut ""Attaque Surprise"" (2000). Later records such as ""République Populaire"" (2001) and ""Nuit Blanche"" (2003) made them popular, especially in the fashion world, where Karl Lagerfeld is one of their fans, and has enlisted them to perform at a number of his big shows in New York City and Paris. In 2005 they released ""Grand Prix"" and"
"to be ranked. He performed two shows: ""Break Dance & Smurf"" (1983–1984) and ""T'as le look fluo"" (1985–1989), which he performed on more than 1,000 occasions. After the last of his singles were released, he stopped his singing career and once again took up his work as magazine a publisher, including the publications ""R.A.P. R&B"" and ""ROCKMAG"". Laroche-Valmont Jean-Quentin Gérard, better known by his stage name Laroche-Valmont, is a French singer and a press publisher. His 1984 single ""T'as le Look Coco"" made him a one-hit wonder. In the early 1980s, he created several magazines such as ""Hit magazine"", ""Stéphanie"","
"the music of John Coltrane. In 2015, they joined the Downtown Adult Chorus to perform hits from the '60s pop drug culture. The group’s latest 2015 and 2016 albums have gone viral in the land of fine wines and fancy cheese (France). A Facebook post linking to the group’s latest albums have garnered an unprecedented 200,000 clicks and rising, of which nearly 86 percent — hail from French IP addresses, mostly young people in their 20s. In 2016, the Pop venture into early '70s disco with for their workout album, LOSE 20 POUND IN 20 DAYS, and performed for the"
"that year. When this was later reissued on CD, early tracks ""Stepping Bondage"", ""Lobotomy"" and ""Rich Bitch"" were added. 1980 also saw the collaboration of the remaining band members with Kevin Coyne on one half of his double album, ""Sanity Stomp"". In 1981 they performed as the backing band of French singer Valérie Lagrange on her album """". The band continued as Ruts D.C. (D.C. standing for the Italian term ""da capo"", meaning ""back to the beginning"") in a different musical vein. They released two albums, ""Animal Now"" (May 1981 on Virgin) and ""Rhythm Collision"" (July 1982 on Bohemian Records),"
"the sound of that."" However, the magazine's name (and hence the band's) is ""Fashion News"" or ""Fashion Update"" (""dépêche"", ""dispatch,"" from Old French ""despesche/despeche"" or ""news report,"" and ""mode"" or ""fashion""). Gore recalled that the first time the band played as Depeche Mode was a school gig in May 1980. There is a plaque commemorating the gig at the James Hornsby School in Basildon, where Gore and Fletcher were pupils. The band made their recording debut in 1980 on the ""Some Bizzare Album"" with the song ""Photographic"", later re-recorded for their debut album ""Speak & Spell"". The band made a"
"duo Eurythmics. The band originally took their name from the 1950 Marilyn Monroe film ""Niagara"". They became famous in France when they issued in 1985 their first single, ""Tchiki boum"", which was followed in the summer 1986 by their second single, ""L'amour à la plage"". 200,000 copies of each single were sold in France. Driven by Laporte's charisma and vocal style, the duo released their first album in 1986, ""Encore un dernier baiser"" which included their first two hits and a new single, ""Je dois m'en aller"". Their second and most popular release was the album ""Quel enfer!"" in 1989"
"Fashion (band) Fashion is a British new wave band consisting of Dee Harris, Al ""Luke Sky"" James, Alan Darby, John Mulligan, Marlon Recchi, and Dik Davis. The band has had two or three eras. The first, from 1978 to 1980, was part of the underground music of the 1970s, while punk was making their last hits in Britain, when the band, named Fàshiön Music, released experimental post-punk rock, like-reggae/ska and funk oriented songs; and was also characterized by the presence of lead vocalist and guitarist Luke Sky, who left in 1980, ending with that first era. Fashion was formed originally"
"produced by Zeus B. Held from the top 10 album Fabrique. De left the act after the release of Fabrique to pursue a career as a session musician and producer. Fabrique (1982) on Arista Fashion [3] from 1981 – 1982. Troy Tate [Teardrop Explodes]replaced De on vocals and guitar. Fashion [4] 1982 The final Fashion vocalist was Alan Darby Twilight of Idols (1984) on De Stijl Records/CBS Fashion [5] 1983 - 1985 All the way through the various line-ups of Fashion, Muligan had been involved with the bands’ production assisting Bob Lamb and Zeus B. Held. Muligan also had developed"
"as well as a wave of progressive rock bands like Ange, Magma, Gong (whether they are actually a French band is debatable), Triangle, Dynastie Crisis, Shylock, Eskaton, Atoll and Pulsar. There was also some glam rock acts, like The Frenchies or the controversial and cult artist Alain Kan. Jacques Higelin's album ""BBH 75"", which doesn't fit in these categories and is more of a transitional album between the classic era rock sound (à la Rolling Stones) and punk rock, is considered a seminal milestone by French critics, while ex-yé-yé star Christophe became a successful pop-rock artist, especially with his seminal"
"Nouvelle Vague (band) Nouvelle Vague is a French band led by musicians Olivier Libaux and Marc Collin. Their name means ""new wave"" in French, and refers simultaneously to the French New Wave cinema movement of the 1960s, to the new wave music movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which provides many of the songs that the band cover, and to bossa nova (Portuguese for ""new wave""), a musical style that the band frequently uses in its arrangements. The group's recordings and live performances have featured a large rotating cast of mostly female vocalists. Several of the artists who have performed"
"cover of ""What a Wonderful World"". The song was used in the 1981 film ""American Pop"". An Irish-language version of the song, entitled ""Folamh go Deas"" (a literal translation), was also performed by Irish band Na Magairlí in 1981. In 1996 Black Grape released cover version (very similar to an original) on their single ""Fat Neck"". South African pop group Shikisha also released a cover version of the song in 1996. The group the Ukrainians perform a Ukranian language version of this song on their EP ""Anarchy In The UK"" and album ""Respublika"". The French band Les Négresses Vertes as"
"Italy. Nouvelle Vague (band) Nouvelle Vague is a French band led by musicians Olivier Libaux and Marc Collin. Their name means ""new wave"" in French, and refers simultaneously to the French New Wave cinema movement of the 1960s, to the new wave music movement of the 1970s and 1980s, which provides many of the songs that the band cover, and to bossa nova (Portuguese for ""new wave""), a musical style that the band frequently uses in its arrangements. The group's recordings and live performances have featured a large rotating cast of mostly female vocalists. Several of the artists who have"
"Gabin (Italian band) Gabin () is an Italian pop band consisting of Massimo Bottini and Filippo Clary. Their name is a reference to the most popular French actor of the 1930s and 1940s – the antihero Jean Gabin. Gabin have collaborated with numerous jazz artists such as Dee Dee Bridgewater, Edwyn Collins and China Moses. Their first album, ""Gabin"" (2002), includes the singles ""Doo Uap, Doo Uap, Doo Uap"", ""Sweet Sadness"" and ""La Maison"". Their song ""Bang Bang To The Rock'N'Roll"" was used in the 2005 film ""Fantastic Four"" and in the 2008 film ""Sex Drive"". They had a top"
"the former colonial countries (West Africa and Caribbean). If there is some influence of African musics and of course American hip hop, French hip-hop is also strongly connected to French music, with strong reciprocal influences, from French pop and chanson, both in music and lyrics. ""Paname City Rappin"" (1984, by Dee Nasty) was the first album released, and the first major stars were IAM, Suprême NTM and MC Solaar, whose 1991 ""Qui Sème le Vent Récolte le Tempo"", was a major hit. Through the nineties, the music grew to become one of the most popular genres in France with huge"
"outfit from West London, who dropped their punk rock image and jumped on the band wagon, topping the UK charts in the summer of 1979 with the single ""Are Friends Electric?"". This prompted the singer, Gary Numan to go solo and in the same year he release the Kraftwerk inspired album, ""The Pleasure Principle"" and again topped the charts for the second time with the single ""Cars"". Particularly through its adoption by New Romantics, synthesisers came to dominate the pop and rock music of the early 80s. Albums such as Visage's ""Visage"" (1980), John Foxx's ""Metamatic"" (1980), Gary Numan's ""Telekon"""
"dishwasher, and later as an encyclopedia salesman. They recorded their first maxi album ""Carte De Séjour"" in 1983. In 1984, with the help of British guitarist Steve Hillage, the group achieved a ""sharp, driving sound"" which played well on the radio, and the LP was entitled ""Rhoromanie"". In his songwriting, Taha wrote about living in exile and the cultural strife associated with being an Algerian immigrant in France. In 1986, his ""sneering punk-rock cover of 'Douce France'"" was seen as an ""unmistakable protest against the nation's treatment of its immigrant underclass"", and caused consternation in French political circles. His song"
"Cervenka, Kim Gordon, Ut, Neo Boys, Bush Tetras, Y Pants, ESG, Chalk Circle, Fifth Column, Frightwig, X-Ray Spex, Scrawl, and Anti-Scrunti Faction. The 1980s also featured a number of female folk singers from New York whose lyrics were realistic and socio-political, but also personally intimate. During the mid-1980s in Vancouver the influential Mecca Normal fronted by poet Jean Smith formed, followed by Sugar Baby Doll in San Francisco whose members would all wind up in hardcore female bands. In 1987, the magazine ""Sassy"" premiered and dealt with tough subjects that conventional magazines aimed at teenage girls did not. An article"
"of biggest successes for the French brand, with a $900 million worldwide turnover; in 2010, the group was still generating €200 million of revenue. In 1983, the Girbaud duo are creating costumes for Jennifer Beals and Michael Nouri, actors of ""Flashdance"" movie. In 1992, Kris Kross, a rap/hip hop duo known for hit song ""Jump"", are wearing Girbaud's jeans their music video. In June 2012, it was reported that Girbaud had filed for bankruptcy and that its websites were down. In 2015, Marithé Bachellerie and François Girbaud create a new company named Mad Lane (an itinerant concept store) but they"
"French Style French Style is Dean Martin's first LP for Reprise Records. Recorded during February 1962, it features French-themed popular songs and chansons arranged by Neal Hefti. Among them ""C'est si bon,"" which frequently appears on Dean Martin compilation albums; a rendition of Edith Piaf's classic ""La Vie en rose""; the title song from the MGM classic ""Gigi""; and two classic Cole Porter tunes. Originally released as Reprise LP R(S)-6021 ('S' distinguishing the stereo pressing), the album's tracks made their CD debut as part of the chronologically sequenced Bear Family box set ""Everybody Loves Somebody"" (BCD 16343). A subsequent two-on-one"
"the 1980s, and French rappers and DJs such as David Guetta and MC Solaar, also had some success. Hip hop music came from New York City, invented in the 1970s by African Americans. By 1983, the genre had spread to much of the world, including France. Almost immediately, French performers (musicians and breakdancers) began their career, including Max-Laure Bourjolly and Traction Avant. Popularity was brief, however, and hip hop quickly receded to the French underground. Hip-hop was adapted to French context, especially the poverty of large cities known as banlieues (""suburbs"") where many French of foreign descent live, especially from"
"The Palms, and The Deaf Club. Gammage moved to New York City in the early 1980s, and formed post-punk rock band Certain General with singer Parker Dulany and B-Girls (band) drummer Marcy Saddy. The group soon gained a large following on the East Coast and later toured Europe, enjoying considerable success. Gammage played lead guitar, harmonica, and co-wrote many of the songs on the band’s best selling album ""November’s Heat"" (1984). The record won many accolades in Europe including ""French rock album of the year 1985"" from the Parisian newspaper ""Libération"". Gammage has continued to tour and record with Certain"